Jewelry-clasp



A. L. `EL|AS0FF AND c. BmNBAuM. JEWELRY CLASP, APPLICATION FILED MAR. 8,|920,

Lfl. Pawnwdsept 14, 1920.v

1l BY .17' la J2 ATTORNEY N vne'iren stares. PATENT'. oI-Flc'r-L4JEWELRY-(2121171.51

Application filed .March To al?. whom. it 'may concern Be it known thatwe, ABRAHAM L. Einesorr and Criannns Brnnnauir, citizens of the `UnitedStates. and residentsot the city ot' New York, borough ot lllanliattan,in the county and State ol New York, `have iii-- vented certain new anduseful lniprovenients in JewelryClasps, ot which the -following isafull, clear. and exact description.

' Among the principal objects which the 'present invention has in vieware: To avoid the accidental separation of the separable parts of aclass such as disclosed. and the consequent loss of the article withwhich. vit is associated; to produce a .neat and fin- 'i'shed appearancein the article, and to siniplify and strengthen the construction ot theparts ot the clasp.

Drawings.

taken as on the line 5--5 in Fig. 1.

The herein disclosed clasp is usually employed for fastening necklaces.Heretofore such clasps have consisted ol a barrel type wherein a springlatch has been inserted, the parts whereof open to engage the barrelmember. A second type has embodied the more graceful ilat or box body. ninsert correspondinlyv flat has been used, the sides whereof springapartl to engage seine member in the box body. ln some cases a bridgehas been extended from the box body to catch a .hook-like insert member,after the saine has been drawn from the box body. These forms of clasphave proved objectionable for the reason that in the first nientionedinstance. when. as accidentally has occurred. the insertmember becomes.'detached. the separating portions ot' the latch, and parts associatedtherewith. have opened, with the result that the necklace has fallen andoften been lost. The objection to the last mentioned construction hasbeen that it is clumsy and has marred the appearance Speceatlon ciLettersatent. Patented Sept. 14, 192() 1926. Serial No. 364,084.

ot' what otherwise is an article lof Vorna.- mental wear.

as seen in the drawings, the clasp is of the itiat, box-like form, andhas an ornamental top 10. The top 10 is removed .from the bottom 11 veryslighly, to torni a narrow space 12 therebetween. The top 10 and bottoni11, are structurally united by snil posts 13, 1&,15 or 16, the .outersurf-a s whereof are'llu-sh with the edges of the top and bottomportions. y

The snap 1T is intended 'for insertion between the posts 15, with whichin service the separable ends of the lsnap engage. The snap iselongated, and is constructed from resilient material, cut to U-shape.to form the channel 18. and an enlarged opening 19, that produces theyielding or resilient section 20.

' At the opposite or outer end of the snapt` l?. the link Q1 is fastenedto one ot the sides of the snap, and preterably to that having theshoulders 22. T he ring 21 simulates in appearance a ring 23, at theopposite end of the clasp. andset up troni the bottoni 11.

Through the rings 21 and 23 are passed the eyelets 2l and 25 at the endsof the string Q6, on which beads or other ornaments are usuallythreaded. Adjacent the extremity of the opposite side of the snap 1T tothat having the shoulders 2Q, is a nick 2T, adapted to engage one of theposts 15 when the snap has been fully inserted between the top andbottom of the clasp. In order to insert the snap 1T in the latch, thesaid snap must first be adjusted with reference to the post 16, so thatthe sides of the snap pass around the said post. This is accomplished bydisposing the snap in a p0- sition substantially transverse the lengthof the clasp. This operation is assisted by the curved edge 28 of theend of the snap having thenick 2T. `The snap is then drawn until thepost 16 is in the enlarged portion 19 ot the snap, when it may be s/wungaround on the post 16 to press the snap lengthwise of the clasp. Fromthis position. as shown in Fig. l, it may be moved to the position shownin Fig. 1, where the shoulders 22 en" gaffe the post 15 on one side ofthe clasp, while the nick 27 engages the post 15 on the opposite side.

lr" now by accident the snap 17 becomes disengaged from the post 15, andthe strain on the string 26 be sufficient.- to draw the snap out of thelatch, itwould only result inthe snap catching on the post 16 in theposition shown in Fig. 4. To become totally disengaged o r separatedfrom the body of the clnasp'rit would be necessary to tighten the string26 suiiiciently to permit the snap 17 swinging to the positionperpendicular to the lengthwise axis of the body of the clasp whichwould shorten the circlet of the string 26 more than in its regularservice position, a condition .improbable if not impossible.

As seen best in Fig. 2 of the drawings,

- when the snap is inserted in service position within the body of theclasp, the inner end thereof rests between the posts 14 which serve tosteady the snap 17 and to hold same in service.

Ola-ima.

l. An article as characterized comprising ay thin box-like body portionhaving parallel closely spaced top and bottom port-ions structurallyconnected by edge flush posts, two of said posts being oppositelydisposed in paired relation; an elongated resilient hook-like snap,Vadapted for extension between said paired posts, the free ends of saidsnap being provided adjacent the extremities thereof with shoulders forengaging said posts; and a third post intermediate said paired posts inspaced relation thereto, said third post being' disposed between thesides of said hook-like snap to guide the same when moved in and outbetween said top and bot-tom and for engaging said snap at the bend ofthe hook thereof when drawn from between said first mentioned posts.

2. An article ascharacterized, comprising athin box-like body portionhaving parallel closely spaced top and bottom portions structurallyconnected by edge fin-sh posts, two of said posts being oppositelydisposed in paired relation; an elongated resilient hook-like snap,adapted for extension between said paired posts, the free ends of saidsnap being provided adjacent the eXtremi-' ties thereof with shouldersfor engaging said posts; a. third post intermediate said paired posts inspaced relation thereto, said third post being disposed between thesides of said hook-'like snap to guide the same when moved in and outbetween said top and bottom and for engaging said snap at the bend ofthe hook thereof when drawn from between said first mentioned posts; anda ring mounted` on said snap extended from one side thereof` in linewitlivthe opening between the hook-like sides of said snap forequalizing the strain on said snap.

ABRAHAM L. ELIASOFF. CHARLES BIRNBAUM.

